Category Archives: Auto Accidents
VIRGINIA UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
As discussed previously, Virginia law mandates that all family automobile insurance policies which provide liability coverage when operating the insured vehicle must provide Uninsured Motorist coverage (UM coverage) with limits equal to the amount of liability coverage unless the insured waives in writing the requirement and requests a lesser amount of coverage. In addition to […]
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE INJURED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER
Not infrequently, people are involved in automobile collisions where the driver at fault flees the scene or leaves the scene before the police arrive or before you have identified who they are so that you can communicate with them or their liability insurance carrier in the future. Sometimes the police may have enough information to […]
Family of Road Worker Killed by Drunk Drivers Wins $5M
Two friends who were thrown out of a bar for being drunk and then drove separate cars that crushed a construction worker were ordered to pay $5 million to the victim’s two children. The drivers who caused the accident, Jeffrey Dupree and Tracie Nininger, were drunk when they were told to leave a restaurant in […]